Mahrez puts Leicester closer to Champions League knock out stages

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For the third time this term Leicester went into a Champions League game on the back of a heavy Premier League defeat but they shrugged off the disappointment to secure a third straight win in the competition thanks to Riyad Mahrez’s 40th-minute goal.

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India vs New Zealand - second ODI at Feroz Shah Kotla

The second of the five ODI matches between India and New Zealand will take place in New Delhi. While the hosts enter the game as the favourites, the visitors are still searching for their first win in this visit, having lost all three Test matches and the first ODI.

Cook to become England’s most capped Test cricketer

England Test team captain Alastair Cook is set to become the country’s most capped cricketer in the format when he leads his side in the first of two matches against Bangladesh at Chittagong on Thursday.

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Leicester edge closer to Champions League last 16

Leicester City made it three out of three in the Champions League group phase as they registered a 1-0 win over Copenhagen to have nine points in the kitty, taking them closer to the knock out stages.

Continental giants Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Juventus also registered victories on Tuesday.